2007 FIAT SEICENTO overheating

34GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
IMPORTANTTo speed up the
heating procedure:
– close the vents on the dashboard;
– turn knob Ato the red sector;
– turn knob Bto top fan speed;
– turn knob Cto -.
REAR WINDOW DEMISTING
AND/OR DEFROSTING
Press button (.
We recommend you switch the de-
vice off as soon as the window is
demisted.Do not place stickers on
the heated rear window
filaments, this could gen-
erate a short-circuit with possi-
ble overheating and rear window
explosion.
RAPID DEMISTING
AND/OR DEFROSTING
Windscreen and side windows
1)Air temperature knob A-fig. 34:
pointer in the red section.
2)Fan knob B: pointer at maximum
speed.
3)Air distribution knob C: pointer
at -.
4)Recirculation slider Dat U. When the windscreen and windows
have been demisted, reset the re-
quired comfort conditions. To keep
the windows as clear as possible fol-
low the procedure described below:
IMPORTANTIf the outside air is
very damp, if it is raining and/or if
there is a considerable difference be-
tween the inside and outside temper-
ature, prevent the windows from
misting up as follows:
– slider at
U;
– air temperature knob in the red
sector;
– fan on 2
ndspeed or more;
– air distribution knob at
-. Turn
it back to≤if the windows do not
mist up.
If the car has a manual climate con-
trol, adjust the controls as described
above and press the √button.

103IN AN EMERGENCY
An additional 7.5A fuse is located by
the side of the climate control system.
It can be reached from inside the pas-
senger compartment under the dash-
board.
Fuses in the engine
compartment
A fusebox is located on the left side
of the engine compartment behind the
battery. It contains four high amper-
age fuses A-fig. 40 (MAXI FUSES)
which act as additional fire protection
in preventing high intensity cables
from overheating the following :
A- 30A - injection control unit.
B- 40A - Ignition switch.
C- 30A - engine cooling fan.D- 60A -dashboard fusebox
power.
IMPORTANT Go directly to a
Fiat Dealershipto have any one of
these four fuses restored.
Other version-specific fuses are
arranged next to the four MAXI fuses.
They protect the following devices:
E - 30A - climate control sys-
tem.
F - 30A - optional power cir-
cuits.
G - 40A - electrical power
steering system.
H - 60A - ABSA fusebox B-fig. 41 containing other
three fuses is located in the engine
compartment on the right-hand side.
To reach the fuses, loosen the two
nuts A and remove the cover B.
Fuses fig. 42 protect:
1 - 7.5A -Fiat CODE and control
unit (+30)
2 - 15A -injection system auxiliary
units and climate control
system auxiliary units
3 - 7.5A -Fiat CODE and elec-
tronic injection control
unit (15/54)
fig. 40
P4Q01031
fig. 41
P4Q01032
fig. 42
P4Q01033

123CAR MAINTENANCE
Changing the windscreen
wiper blade
1) Lift the windscreen wiper arm A-
fig. 9off the glass and position the
blade so as to form a right angle with
the arm.
2) Press tab B on the retainer and
remove the blade to be replaced from
arm A.
3) Fit the new blade by inserting the
tab into the special slot in the arm.
Make sure it is properly locked into
place.Changing the rear window
wiper blade
1) Lift the coverA-fig. 10and dis-
mantle the arm from the vehicle by
unscrewing the nut B-fig. 11which
holds it onto the knuckle.
fig. 9
P4Q00131
fig. 10
P4Q00132
fig. 11
P4Q00133
Never operate the wind-
screen wiper with blades
locked to the windscreen:
risk of windscreen wiper motor
overheating / damaging.
Some simple steps can reduce po-
tential damage to the blades:
– If the temperature falls to below
zero, make sure the rubber blade is
not frozen to the windscreen. If nec-
essary, free it with a de-icing com-
pound.
– Remove any snow that has settled
on the glass: besides saving the blades
you will avoid straining the electric
windscreen wiper motor and causing
it to overheat.
– Do not operate the windscreen or
rear window wipers on dry glass.